Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:33950 Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6440 of 2025 Petitioner :- Vinod Kumar Maurya Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Revenue U.P. Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Prashant Vikram Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The petition seeks issuance of a writ in the nature of Mandamus, directing opposite party no.2 to decide the statutory appeal preferred against the punishment order dated 25.05.2021, passed by respondent no.3, within a stipulated period. Learned counsel for the petitioner confines his arguments to the extent that the appeal filed by him against the said punishment order is pending before the District Magistrate, District Balrampur, since 04.08.2021. He prays that a direction be issued to the appellate authority to expedite the decision. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection to the aforesaid prayer. Considering the above, and without entering into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2 to decide the pending appeal within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order, in accordance with law. Order Date :- 30.5.2025 Madhu D.R/P.S Digitally signed by :- MADHU KUMARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench